9 Day Back Road Adventure Guided Motorcycle Tour in Ecuador

Overview

A tour designed for lovers of landscapes and natural wonders, those who enjoy the mix of a natural venue with an adventure motorcycle. A unique sensation that will make flow that adventurous blood you carry through your veins. This tour has been so well designed, that allows you the flexibility to choose which path every day, fully adaptable to your stamina.

Highlights

• Starts and ends in Quito
• Easy gravel ride from the city to rainforest
• Experience the ancestral life of aboriginal communities
• Exciting trip to Nambillo Waterfall
• Adrenaline-filled forest canopying
• Drive on a hummingbird path
• Chocolate production tour
• 8 nights accommodation

Itinerary

1. Day 1: QUITO – NONO – TANDAYAPA – MINDO \| 94km (58 miles)

   Quito is one of the most irresistible cities in Latin America. Nested in a vast and long Andean stretch, the city is bordered on its West side by the Pichincha Volcano and in the north by the Pululahua volcano. This helps to privilege the city with a spectacular natural contour. Ecuador’s Capital is a mix of modern and colonial architecture and offers a fascinating environment for those who visit. Besides being the political center of the nation, it’s also its cultural capital due to its churches, museums, festivals, and nightlife. while in the office we’ll fill up the paperwork and your selec

2. Day 2: MINDO – OTAVALO \| 175 km (109 miles)

   After a well-filling breakfast, we’ll start our journey towards Nanegalito town, the city of palmito. Home of the only reserve oriented to the protection of orchids at their natural state. This town will be the starting point for today’s adventure as we’ll take the Intag road. A good three hours of back road riding towards the Cuicocha lake, a lake inside of the crater of an active volcano. Bear in mind that will have our support team tracking us at all times. The area where Incas used to sprint to run news from one point to another, is now known as Chocó which is an ecological reserve that co

3. Day 3: OTAVALO – CAYAMBE – PAPALLACTA \| 135 km (85 miles)

   Breakfast will be served early as today we’re going to have to leave the beautiful city of Otavalo towards the Peguche waterfall. This 30 meter (90 ft.) nature decoration is surrounded by trees about the same height and pretty well-defined paths. This place is mythical as per Inca tradition was the chosen spot for spiritual rituals in honor of Inti. The Inti Raymi is a famous holiday practiced around the winter solstice here. Having a rest from the off-road, we’ll take our motorcycle rentals to pretty nice paved roads to reach Cayambe, Home of the fourth highest mountain in Ecuador (5790 ms.)

4. Day 4: PAPALLACTA – PUERTO MISAHUALLI \| 185km (115 miles)

   In the morning, after a succulent breakfast, we’ll ride towards Misahualli Port in the Amazon basin. On our motorcycles, we’ll descend through the West flank of the Andes Range, and little by little see changing the flora around us, which without a doubt is a privilege to visualize that sudden geographical change. Misahualli, a lovely fluvial port that belongs to the province of Napo, is small and retired from any big city close to the Amazon basin. Surrounded by rivers and with warm weather, welcomes anyone that wants to be in direct contact with nature. In town, where we’ll have lunch, we’ll

5. Day 5: PUERTO MISAHUALLI (ACTIVITIES IN THE JUNGLE)

   Today, after breakfast, we’ll spend the day increasing our knowledge, learning, and experimenting from the Amazon. Don’t worry, our meals we are still going to have at our Lodge, but for the rest, activities have been prepared for you to take the best memories of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Typically in this world, what covers the most is its wild flora, the diversity here is endless. This part here is covered for vast extensions of tropical trees, plants that houses all sort of species. Did you know that one Amazonian tree can house more ants than all the British islands together?. At this point,

6. Day 6: PUERTO MISAHUALLI – PUYO – BAÑOS \| 160 km (100 miles)

   After a succulent breakfast at the Lodge, we’ll prepare our motorcycle rentals to depart to Baños. Our luggage gear is meant to carry everything we need for the trip, and won’t take long to prepare them. Baños de Agua Santa is the perfect venue to enjoy an adrenaline rush due to all the sports you can practice there: Rafting, canopy, canyoning, and bridge jumping (sort of bungee jumping). The rivers that cross the town not only are the main factor for the most astonishing waterfalls but also the scenery for the best river rafting in the world. Depending on the season, you can have rivers from

7. Day 7: BAÑOS (ACTIVITIES)

   Thanks to this tour, we’ll have two nights in baños and that will give us the chance to do different activities depending on your likes. From sightseeing, being one of the most relaxing you can, to jumping on an amazing swing. Spas are also one of the top attractions. Imagine yourself, getting recovered from previous riding days, with a massage while enjoying an amazing view of the Pastaza river from the top and having fresh fruit. Today’s ride will also take us to Pailon del Diablo, a pretty famous waterfall where you can be few meters away from this 100 meter (300 ft) high-flow monster. Moun

8. Day 8: BAÑOS – CHUGCHILÁN \| 172 km (107 miles)

   Waking up early and thanks to a complete breakfast, we’ll take off vigorously towards Chugchillan. As we leave Baños, it will be very likely people will wave our departure. Just outside the city, we’ll be at the base of Tungurahua, the active volcano we saw a few days back, and surrounding it on our adventure motorcycles, we’ll reach Guano, one of the ancient towns in Ecuador, rich in history where lots of important historical events took place. Happenings such as the arrival of the two main freedom fighters for America Latina: Antonio Jose de Sucre in 1822 and Simon Bolivar in 1830, who fough

9. Day 9: CHUGCHILÁN – QUILOTOA LOOP – QUITO \| 217 km (135 miles)

   On this day, we’ll wake up early for you to choose which way you would like to go. A mild off-road is awaiting and from there, the chance to select either asphalt or a wonderful backroad to take back to Quito. Rivers and waterfalls will be on both ways for you not to miss any of it, regardless of which way we take. A good 7-hour riding is awaiting through the back-road and 3 hours through the main road. As we close the Quilotoa Loop, we’ll be seeing spectacular landscapes: from the Quilotoa lake inside of a volcano crater, to ride behind the Illinizas sisters (two of the oldest mountains in th

Ride Details

Terrain

70% off-road, 30% asphalt. Enjoy riding on Andean highlands, rain forest, coastline

Bike

rental bike (Suzuki DR650 / VSTROM650, Kawasaki KLR650, BMW F700 / F800, Royal Enfield Himalayan, etc)

Mileage

1138 kilometers / 707 miles

Daily rides

135 - 217 kilometers / 85 - 135 miles)

Riding gear

Included: helmet, jacket, gloves, trousers, rain suit, GPS tracking system

Meals

Breakfast, dinner

Accommodation

You will have a single room just for you. Only one person per room, except if you are a couple traveling together. All the hotels and eco-lodges are the best in the area.

Food

Breakfast, dinner, and snacks are provided.

Getting There

Ecuador awaits to seduce you with unique sights, you will be able to ride beautiful mountains, rain forests, Andean highlands finding on the way, the highest mountains in the country, astonishing lakes, fauna filled rain forests, and a culture rich Amazon Basin. Many climatological changes as you pass from one world to the next. Sleipnir Ecuador assures you this will be one of a kind experience. N